A verb is a part of speech that represents an ________.
What is an action?
100
A noun is a ______, _______, or ________.
What is a person, place or thing?
100
The job of a conjunction is to combine __________, ______, and _________.
What is combine words, phrases or clauses?
100
True or False: Expository writing involves writing about a topic and providing additional details to support your thoughts/beliefs.
What is "true?"
100
This is the name of the story we read in the fall that dealt with Mike, Andrew and Farmer Palmer.
What is "Pumpkinhead?"
200
The verb in the sentence "The Harlandales Braves outscored the Kingsbrow Burros 100 - 12," is_______
What is "outscored?"
200
Find the noun serving as the subject in the sentence "The scary black cat quickly ran to the old haunted house and died."
What is "cat?"
200
FANBOYS stands for _____________. (name at least 5).
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
200
Expository writing is based upon using this type of information such as facts and things that are real; in other words, "not fiction."
What is "nonfiction?"
200
Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by ____ spirits on Christmas Eve.
What is "4?" (The Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, Future and Jacob Marley)
300
The verb(s) in the phrase "Whenever the boy is running through the tall grass," is _______.
What is "is running?" (the word "is" known as a be, or linking verb)
300
A _______ noun is a specific person, place or thing such as Tim Duncan, San Antonio, or the iPhone 6 plus.
What is a "Proper noun?"
300
Conjunctions are one of this many parts of speech that include nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
What is "8?"
300
When writing your introductory paragraph you will use this type of attention-getter - such as an anecdote or short story, like when you went "fishing."
What is a "Hook?"
300
in "The Blind Side" the Tuohy family helps this young man, who goes on to have a successful college football and NFL career.
Who is "Michael Oher?"
400
True or false - words can be used like both nouns and verbs, such as run or stand.
What is "True?"
400
Find the nouns in the sentence "Harry Potter, a student, fought in a battle at Hogwarts School against Lord Voldemort, an evil wizard."
What is "Harry Potter, student, battle, Hogwarts School, Lord Voldemort, wizard?"
400
True or False: Conjunctions can combine words, phrases and clauses, but they CANNOT be used to combine sentences.
What is "False?"
400
This formula will help you when writing the thesis statement for your expository essay.
What is "What I think/believe plus why I think/believe this?"
"What I think + Why I think = Thesis"
400
This author, whose photo is displayed on the cabinet by Mr. Conchas' desk, wrote gothic and horror stories in the early 1800s such as "The Black Cat" and "The Masque of the Red Death."
Who is "Edgar Allan Poe?"
500
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been are known as linking, or ________ verbs.
What is "Be?"
500
True or False: The word noun comes from the Latin word NOMEN, meaning name.
What is "True?"
500
Find the conjunctions in the sentence: "Biff and Buff, the two former wrestlers, were scared in the life raft, but they were rescued by Tom and Tim, the tug boat twins.
What is "And, but, And"
500
Your thesis and your essay will need this kind of help in order to make sense, or what your body paragraph needs to include.
What are "supporting details?"
500
The number of atomic bombs the United States dropped on Japan to end World War II.